#11 - Gordon Fingers [ID #71762] 2B |
| Home Town: Troy, Michigan School: none |
| Hall Of Famer Bats (R) Throws (R) Positions: 2B |
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| Games 1875, AVE .257, OBP .336, SLG .476, OPS .812, H 1781, 2B 461, 3B 69, HR 308, RBI 1149, SB 296 |
| Notes: Lets talk about Gordon Fingers. Fingers celebrated being drafted by entering a county fair pie-eating contest, blueberry, boysenberry, you name it...late in the day he had to send before and after photos to the whole team. That's something that'll keep you awake at night. To conclude the thought, that's why the French say to put butter on everything. |
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#18 - Burt Oakley [ID #124783] C |
| Home Town: Ventura, California School: none Drafted: 2026, Round #2 by High Point Shaolin Stars |
| Hall Of Famer Bats (R) Throws (R) Positions: C 1b |
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| Games 1950, AVE .295, OBP .362, SLG .542, OPS .903, H 2261, 2B 577, 3B 57, HR 398, RBI 1540, SB 7 |
| Notes: "All his career they looked to him (Burt Oakley) to light the fire and in all of his career he answered the demands. High fly ball into left field. She is gone! In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened. Oakley hit an homerun in his final at bat of the career..." |
#19 - Henry Wright [ID #79635] SS |
| Home Town: Kelowna, British Columbia School: none |
| Hall Of Famer Bats (R) Throws (R) Positions: SS |
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| Games 1589, AVE .294, OBP .355, SLG .452, OPS .808, H 1557, 2B 367, 3B 57, HR 119, RBI 658, SB 213 |
| Notes: You might not know very much about Henry Wright. Wright had 30 pounds of raw meat - steak, chops what have you - and the power was out for one of those summer storms...and he had to send the before and after photos to the whole team. ow do you like that? To conclude the thought, you never can tell where life will take you. |
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#20 - Brent Spahn [ID #80295] OF |
| Home Town: Cambridge, Massachusetts School: none |
| Hall Of Famer Bats (L) Throws (L) Positions: OF |
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| Games 1978, AVE .307, OBP .343, SLG .465, OPS .808, H 1910, 2B 436, 3B 40, HR 156, RBI 889, SB 14 |
| Notes: How good was Brent Spahn? He was good enough to take your breath away. |
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#33 - Gene Frazier [ID #74727] P |
| Home Town: El Cajon, California College: United States Air Force Academy |
| Hall Of Famer Bats (L) Throws (L) Positions: P |
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| Games 240, W 143, L 50, CG 71, SHO 13, ERA 2.27, BAA .186, WHIP 0.950, IP 1767 , K 1288 |
| Notes: Let's talk about Gene Frazier. Frazier came home covered in dirt after a little league game, just covered, might as well have been playing in a pig sty...and had to spend the night using newspapers as blankets, which nearly beggars belief. That's something that'll keep you awake at night. To conclude the thought, that just reminds us what it takes to be a big league player. |
#65 - Josue Vazquez [ID #32215] 3B |
| Home Town: Toluca, Mexico School: none |
| Hall Of Famer Bats (R) Throws (R) Positions: 3B OF c 1b 2b |
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| Games 1717, AVE .297, OBP .391, SLG .489, OPS .881, H 1797, 2B 352, 3B 75, HR 222, RBI 896, SB 31 |
| Notes: You might not know very much about Josue Vazquez. Vasquez went to college in Delaware, and what a way to get lost in a book, got locked in the campus library overnight, and had to explain the situation to the FBI, if you can believe it. That's something to keep you awake at night. To conclude the thought, that's why you always keep a flashlight on hand. |
#8 - Abelardo Báez [ID #214951] P